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Description: | Fragment of the head and bow of a Roman cast copper alloy Langton Down or Rosette type brooch. A small part of the hollow cylinder spring holder at the head survives, most of it, including the ends are lost to old breaks. On the upper side it is decorated with multiple very fine incised parallel lines arranged in a chevron shape. Attached to the head fragment is a short length of the integral top section of the bow. This is 11.4mm wide although only at the join is the full width present, most of the sides and lower part have been lost to old breaks. It is decorated with eight parallel ridges with grooves between running down the length and a raised transverse line at the top by the join with the head, the back is plain. The fragment is 8.7mm long, 15.4mm wide, 5.7mm thick and weighs 1.16 grams.These type of brooches dates from the early - mid 1st century AD, c.30-60 AD (Bailey and Butcher 2004:150).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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